Favor Forever
Mercy Culture Church | Pastor Landon Schott
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Mercy Culture Spiritual Leadership School offers a 2 year program with a 3rd year paid internship (invitation only). Daily classroom teaching, student chapels, weekly activation and impartation moments, Cadres (small groups), leadership tracks and outreach are designed to transform your mind and reform your heart. You will be equipped with learning the ways of God, growing in intimacy with Him and finding favor to impact and influence the world.
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2 Samuel 23:13-17
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13 At harvest time, three of the thirty chief men went down to David at the cave of Adullam, while a company of Philistines was encamped in the Valley of Rephaim.
14 At that time David was in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was at Bethlehem.
15 David longed for water and said, “Oh, that someone would get me a drink of water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem!”
16 So the three mighty men broke through the Philistine camp, drew water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem, and brought it back to David. But he refused to drink it; instead, he poured it out to the LORD,
17 saying, “Far be it from me, O LORD, to do this! Is this not the blood of the men who risked their lives?” So he refused to drink it. Such were the exploits of the three mighty men.
14 At that time David was in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was at Bethlehem.
15 David longed for water and said, “Oh, that someone would get me a drink of water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem!”
16 So the three mighty men broke through the Philistine camp, drew water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem, and brought it back to David. But he refused to drink it; instead, he poured it out to the LORD,
17 saying, “Far be it from me, O LORD, to do this! Is this not the blood of the men who risked their lives?” So he refused to drink it. Such were the exploits of the three mighty men.
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Favor forever is found in His pleasure!
John 3:30
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30 He must increase; I must decrease.
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BENEDICTION
Teach us Your ways that we may know You and find Your favor.
Teach us Your ways that we may know You and find Your favor.
2024 Prophetic Word
This is a year you begin to find favor.
This is a year you begin to find favor.
Favor = gaining approval, acceptance, or special benefits, or blessings
Favor is when God is with you publicly because you have been with Him privately!
Luke 2:52
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52 And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.
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Luke 4:18-19
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18 “The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed,
19 to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”
19 to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”
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Isaiah 61:2
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2 to proclaim the year of the LORD’s favor and the day of our God’s vengeance, to comfort all who mourn,
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Leviticus 25:9-10
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9 Then you are to sound the horn far and wide on the tenth day of the seventh month, the Day of Atonement. You shall sound it throughout your land.
10 So you are to consecrate the fiftieth year and proclaim liberty in the land for all its inhabitants. It shall be your Jubilee, when each of you is to return to his property and to his clan.
10 So you are to consecrate the fiftieth year and proclaim liberty in the land for all its inhabitants. It shall be your Jubilee, when each of you is to return to his property and to his clan.
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Favor brings jubilee, freedom, and deliverance!
Favor is when God gives you the desires of your heart!
Psalm 37:4
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4 Delight yourself in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart.
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CAUTION
Don’t confuse favor with proximity to favor!
Don’t confuse favor with proximity to favor!
Genesis 12:1-3
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1 Then the LORD said to Abram, “Leave your country, your kindred, and your father’s household, and go to the land I will show you.
2 I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.
3 I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you; and all the families of the earth will be blessed through you. ”
2 I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.
3 I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you; and all the families of the earth will be blessed through you. ”
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Genesis 13:8-11
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8 So Abram said to Lot, “Please let there be no contention between you and me, or between your herdsmen and my herdsmen. After all, we are brothers.
9 Is not the whole land before you? Now separate yourself from me. If you go to the left, I will go to the right; if you go to the right, I will go to the left.”
10 And Lot looked out and saw that the whole plain of the Jordan, all the way to Zoar, was well watered like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt. (This was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.)
11 So Lot chose the whole plain of the Jordan for himself and set out toward the east. And Abram and Lot parted company.
9 Is not the whole land before you? Now separate yourself from me. If you go to the left, I will go to the right; if you go to the right, I will go to the left.”
10 And Lot looked out and saw that the whole plain of the Jordan, all the way to Zoar, was well watered like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt. (This was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.)
11 So Lot chose the whole plain of the Jordan for himself and set out toward the east. And Abram and Lot parted company.
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WARNING
Men, lead your families well! Don’t wander away from the house of God!
Men, lead your families well! Don’t wander away from the house of God!
PRACTICAL ADVICE
Have your family be committed to church!
Have your family be committed to church!
You just need the favor of God!
QUESTION
What do I do when I don’t see the favor of God in my life?
What do I do when I don’t see the favor of God in my life?
Favor is when God is with you publicly because you have been with Him privately!
PRACTICAL ADVICE
If you don’t see/feel the favor of God, focus on your private time “daily encounters."
If you don’t see/feel the favor of God, focus on your private time “daily encounters."
Genesis 6:8
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8 Noah, however, found favor in the eyes of the LORD.
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Ruth 2:2
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2 And Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, “Please let me go into the fields and glean heads of grain after someone in whose sight I may find favor.” “Go ahead, my daughter,” Naomi replied.
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Luke 1:30
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30 So the angel told her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.
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QUESTION
How do I find God’s favor?
How do I find God’s favor?
Favor forever is found in My pleasure!
Matthew 3:17
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17 And a voice from heaven said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased!”
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Ephesians 5:10
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10 Test and prove what pleases the Lord.
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Psalm 30:5
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5 For His anger is fleeting, but His favor lasts a lifetime. Weeping may stay the night, but joy comes in the morning.
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QUESTION
Can I lose the favor of God?
Can I lose the favor of God?
3 Ways to Lose the Favor of God
1. Self-Pleasing
1. Self-Pleasing
James 3:16
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16 For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every evil practice.
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Matthew 16:24
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24 Then Jesus told His disciples, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.
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3 Ways to Lose the Favor of God
2. People-Pleasing
2. People-Pleasing
Galatians 1:10
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10 Am I now seeking the approval of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a servant of Christ.
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1 Samuel 15:24-28
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24 Then Saul said to Samuel, “I have sinned; I have transgressed the LORD’s commandment and your instructions, because I feared the people and obeyed their voice.
25 Now therefore, please forgive my sin and return with me so I can worship the LORD.”
26 “I will not return with you,” Samuel replied. “For you have rejected the word of the LORD, and He has rejected you as king over Israel.”
27 As Samuel turned to go, Saul grabbed the hem of his robe, and it tore.
28 So Samuel said to him, “The LORD has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today and has given it to your neighbor who is better than you.
25 Now therefore, please forgive my sin and return with me so I can worship the LORD.”
26 “I will not return with you,” Samuel replied. “For you have rejected the word of the LORD, and He has rejected you as king over Israel.”
27 As Samuel turned to go, Saul grabbed the hem of his robe, and it tore.
28 So Samuel said to him, “The LORD has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today and has given it to your neighbor who is better than you.
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3 Ways to Lose the Favor of God
3. Appeasing devils
3. Appeasing devils
2 Samuel 23:15
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15 David longed for water and said, “Oh, that someone would get me a drink of water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem!”
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If you want favor forever... please the Lord!
Favor forever is found in His pleasure!
Favor forever is found in His pleasure!
2 Samuel 23:16-17
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16 So the three mighty men broke through the Philistine camp, drew water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem, and brought it back to David. But he refused to drink it; instead, he poured it out to the LORD,
17 saying, “Far be it from me, O LORD, to do this! Is this not the blood of the men who risked their lives?” So he refused to drink it. Such were the exploits of the three mighty men.
17 saying, “Far be it from me, O LORD, to do this! Is this not the blood of the men who risked their lives?” So he refused to drink it. Such were the exploits of the three mighty men.
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2 Corinthians 6:2
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2 For He says: “In the time of favor I heard you, and in the day of salvation I helped you.” Behold, now is the time of favor; now is the day of salvation!
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Proverbs 8:35
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35 For whoever finds me finds life and obtains the favor of the LORD.
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The Secret To Finding His Favor: You Begin To Feel His Pleasure Before You See His Pleasure!
